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River in Nunavut, Canada
Kuunajuk
Kuunajuk is located in NunavutKuunajukMouth of the Kuunajuk
Location
CountryCanada
TerritoryNunavut
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationBetween Beechey Lake and Pelly Lake, Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut, Canada
 • elevation3 m (9.8 ft)
Mouth 
 • locationQueen Maud Gulf
 • coordinates68°02′57″N 103°59′24″W / 68.04917°N 103.99000°W / 68.04917; -103.99000
Length287 km (178 mi)
Basin size16,900 km (6,500 sq mi)
Edward Ellice, Jr.

Kuunajuk formerly Ellice River, for Edward Ellice, Jr., is a waterway in the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut, Canada. It rises close to the Back River between Lake Beechey and Pelly Lake, and flows northward into the Queen Maud Gulf. Its mouth opens between Campbell Bay and Gernon Bay. The land between the river and Sherman Inlet is generally flat and marshy. Muskox and barren-ground caribou frequent the area.

Fauna

The river is home to Arctic char. Large populations of the American brant goose nest on coastal islands at the river's mouth.

See also

References

  1. "Ellice River ca. 3 m". geonames.org. Retrieved 2008-10-22.
  2. "Ellice River near the mouth". unh.edu. Archived from the original on 2008-12-05. Retrieved 2008-10-22.
  3. Kuunajuk (Formerly Ellice River)
  4. Hodgins, B.W.; Hoyle, G. (1997). Canoeing North Into the Unknown: A Record of River Travel, 1874 to 1974. Dundurn Press Ltd. p. 177. ISBN 0-920474-93-4.
  5. "Ellice River Map — Satellite Images of Ellice River". maplandia.com. Retrieved 2008-10-22.
  6. ^ "Birds of Perry River District" (PDF). The Wilson Bulletin. 59 (4): 195–203. December 1947.
  7. "Muskox/barren ground caribou combo hunt at Ellice River". hunts.net. Archived from the original on 2008-08-27. Retrieved 2008-10-22.
  8. Day, A.C. (2005-11-28). "Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat Research Document – 2004/052 Status of Cambridge Bay Anadromous Arctic Char Stocks". dfo-mpo.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 2006-07-15. Retrieved 2008-10-22.
Nunavut-related topics
Core topics
Kitikmeot Region
Kivalliq Region
Qikiqtaaluk Region
National Parks
Territorial Parks
Rivers of Nunavut
Kitikmeot Region
Kivalliq Region
Qikiqtaaluk Region


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